"Summer Cannibals" | ||||
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Single by Patti Smith | ||||
from the album Gone Again | ||||
Released | June 1, 1996 | |||
Format | CD | |||
Recorded | Electric Lady Studios | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 4:10 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | Patti Smith, Fred Smith | |||
Producer(s) | Malcolm Burn, Lenny Kaye | |||
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Second disc cover | ||||
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"Summer Cannibals" is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Fred "Sonic" Smith, and released as a lead single from Patti Smith 1996 album Gone Again. The song derives from a song Fred "Sonic" Smith wrote and played with his pre-Sonic Rendezvous Band, Ascension in September 1973. Ascension included Michael Davis on vocals and John Hefti on bass.
The music video was produced by Michael H. Shamberg and directed by Robert Frank.